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The Press and Banner. ? - ? = ABBEVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, March 6,1889. Wt Welcome You. Mr. Starr. i About a month ago, the Florence Times,owned by our good friend, Mr. C. II. Prince, contained the following notice: "The increasing business of the Florence Timet newspaper, and the large requirements i of the Job printing and publishing departments of the office, has entailed on me an amount of labor far in excess of my physical ability. To secure a competent help and aid, 1 have taken in full copartnership Mr. R. (J. Mtarr, Jr., who will hereafter mainly have charge of the Florence Times, and at the same i time will attend to any matters pertaining to i the other departments of the office. Mr. Htarr is a young gentleman of ability, with a large newspaper experience, and will exeri himsdll to make the Times an acceptablc visitor to the home of ltB patrons. , We congratulate Mr. Prince; first, on his great success as a Job printer; second, on his good fortune In securing a new Court House | ?i Florence; third, on his having secured the i aid, assistance and association of one so worthy and so competent is Mr. Starr. We J now predict for the Tlvxes and Its Job office, i the unlimited success which this thoroughly 1 energetic and business-like firm deserve.'Already the Timet Is Improved, and customerf to the Job office are drawn from every part of the State. The editorials and local J matter of the paper is increased, and tne type i Is smaller. Let the new county of Florence give foe Florence Tivxes a liberal support, and t by building up their county paper, they will < aid in building up the county seat, la which ' each Oltlten should feel an honest and sincere ) pride. Let the business men of Florence sland'by the Timet, and the Times will adver- . Use and do much to draw people and business, , and thus give the booming town a substan I tlal and lasting benefit, which it might not 1 have otherwise. ? ? ? I ine maugnriiiiuu. The, Inauguration of General Benjamin Harrison ma President of the United State? took place In Washington last Monday. There were perhaps half million people present, and the display of clvlo and military organizations was never equaled. James O. Blaine, of Maine, Secretary o! State." William Wlndom, of Minnesota, Secretary of .the Treasury. Redfleld Proctor, of Vermont, Secretary ol War.. (Hi-, " ~ Benjamin F.Tracy, of New York,Secretary of tbe Navy. | J. W. Noble, of Missouri, Secretary of the i Interior. John Wannamaker, of Pennsylvania, Postmaster General. W. H. H. Miller, of Indiana, Attorney Gen- j eral. >., i Jeremiah Rusk, of Wlsconson, Secretary ol Arrival tare. The Inaugural address was dignified and conservative In toDe, and must have been anything else than encouraging to the army of Southern scabs who expect appointment from the new President. He will have no distinctly Southern policy, which we presume means that the President has no Idea of harrying the Southern people. T # m ' Dr. Parker's Big: Corn Crop. Since the State Agricultural Department has oflered a premium of 8500 to any subscriber ol the American Agriculturist who may raise the largest crop of corn on an acre, nearly every paper has copied some facts as to how Dr. Parker, of Columbia, succeeded In making two hundred bushels of corn to the acre, but, we believe, that none of them have stated the . cost, which was two dollars a bushel, at a time I when corn could have beeu bought for eighty 1 cents a bushel. , While quite a number of our exchanges are ' urging their farmer patrons tocompete for the 1 prise, the Press and Banner is Inclined to the ? opinion that that premium, like the capital < prize in a lottery, had better be let alone. Let ' every farmer plant corn early and In suffi- , clent quantities to supply liomeconsumptlon, i and tht-n li?t fminehodv elsocomnete for the SflOO prize for the biggest crop on one acre. Will He Accept? Several petitions are being circulated over i the county to commute the sentence of Thos. , P. Alexander.?tHcken* Sentinel. U the sunte rule holds good with convicts, that obtain with office-seekers, we should not be tfurprlsed If It Is stated in some of the newapapera that Mr. Thos. P. Alexander, convict, serving a term In the State penitentiary, ( has 'accepted" a pardon from the Governor, and will henceforth withdraw his services froru thai institution, to engage in other busi' Dca&on ills own account in his native county* The . A Ji. Road. By notice elsewhere published It* will be >een that the stockholders of this Road will meet In Athens, Ga., on the 5th of April next. What this means we do not know, und do not venture to rucks. If that meeting should do any thing toward building the road, we shnll be greatly pleased, but If nothing Is done we hall net be disappointed. Let us hope fo:tbe best. ? Mr. W. L. Washburn has bought an interest In the Aiken Journal and Review. He lias been foreman of the office for two years. The i Prtu and Banner welcomes Mr. Washburn to ( membership in the press gang. The Journal an0 Review is a good paper, and deserves a liberal support from the people for whom it Is , printed. We respectfully submit that the term "office-hunter" Is a misnomer. "Office-bfj^ar" W the correct appellation.? Woodruff News. Correct, brother; but what should be done with the local newspaper which states that this tame "office-beggar," when ho guts the place, has "accepted" the office? The idea of a man "accepting" a place for which he bad Deen struggling una wonting : Oar Juries. ? Suinler Watchman and SoiUheron. At, Uie last term of ebe Court of General Sessious for the County of Orangeburg, a number of case* (ulne probably) for homicide appeared , upon the docket. All these cukch were tried, aud everybody was acquitted except one ne<ero. There 18 scarcely a. doubt that Rome of these caw* were genuine murders, anil|?vere ^rovon to be bo, but for some reason or other ic guilty went free. This prompted fome of the papers of tbe State to become very mad und to advocate all torts of extreme measures, about tbe moderate of which was proposed by the Abbeville Presis and Banner, and suggested that, those who felt com pel led to lyncn somebody, would doubtless find worthy sub- i Jects In the Jury commissioners of the state. It nrita furtliprmnrn intimated that 1 lie Sli- I houette of a panel of Jurors, swung from a telegraph wire, would be a most instructive ! ornament for the average parlor. This may all be true of Orangeburg and other small , places, but the results of the term now closing In this city, warrant us iu making the assertion that there is not in this or any other Ktate a place where Justice, pure and simple. U more evenly balanced than here. Iitaac Allen, eoiored, was indicated|for murder. It wns proven that he deliberately and repeatedly snapped a shotgun at a woman to ware her. That the gun finally got tired and killed her. He was acquitted. Not, however, : by the charge of the Jud&o. Robert Ivy, white, "killed his best friend" while he was drunk. He knows nothing about the crime and cannot swear positively ! whether or not hedid kill him. Thejuryflnd blrn guilty of manslaughter and recommend i htm to mercy. We leave it to the world to decide which was the guiltier man, and it race prejudice exists hero, against what race that prejudice is directed. Worship by Machinery. yltsociate Reformed Presbyterian. *I)f. E. P'b" first article on "The Org?n QvestlQ*" raises a question which I hope tho .g xtd father tvill answer before he proceeds| "lurther. tW&at Instruments of music did Jehovah flireet Moses to make aud give this1 Moses the paM-eraof on the Mount? And a<- , rordingly what instruments of music did that i1 i man, whom God called by name and "tilled! with the spirit of God In nil manner of work- < manwhlp, make for the use of the Tnbernmrle < . jrei'Shlp? JVKIPS. ;! " " .* ;'.v' ' " "-e- " siist'-'.- v ' >; .V RUNAWAY MATCHES. 4 Correspondent of the "MeConnlek News" Flies "nil to Flinders," aud I Makes 111 Humored Criticism of an Editorial, the Meaning of Which he Did Not Understand. It Is with some mlsgivintr that we waste our ammunition upon a turn column article which appears in the last issue of the McCormick New*, from a correspondent to us unknown, who writes under the signature of "C. D. Irwin." In his article, he states that he reads our paper; and we are soiry, that he has not learned from It better manners and better sense, than appears In his article. Our offence "liath this extent, no more," that we made a few well tempered, good humored comments upon the refusal of certain ( "local preachers" of .Ninety-Six to marry a runaway couple. Thatour readers may judge for tliemselyes of the nature and gravity of our offence, we reproduce our article, which is as follows: I Was There Not Mistake is tub Statement?? We notice in our Ninety-Six correspondence that the local preachers of that town refused to marry a runatviiy couple. Is it possible that these devout servants af the Master reflect upon the fenrfnl responsibility which they assume in r< fusing honorable marriage? j S<> such warrant or Minetlon can be found in Holy , Writ, as would justify the refusal to marry a couple fur the single reason the youug people were not umler i the family rooftree. Marriage is honorable among all men,and the honor i >f the family is the crowning glory of the Christian i religion. To use the language of another, in 110 coun- i try in the world is woman's honor so tenderly Guarded as in South Carolina und in Scotland. Our own bp- | loved State bears off the honor from even Scotland. It is easier to get married in South Carolina than on ! my other spot of the gl >be. Any public acknowledge | inent of the woman as wife is sutlicient, and no hw exists whereby she may he sent away. In every oth- i ?r country license laws formalities, and other bars to : marriage exist.ami nil to the disadvantage of woman. | The license laws are against woman, and are a shield I 'o him who would seek to win and trifle with her affections. We trust, therefore, that the day may nevei i :ouie when the statute books of this State may be slurred and blackened by anv law against marriage. ind we further trust any foolish sentiment that any honorable woman should be debarred the privilege oi ] in honorable man iauo may never exist. The preacher who turns from his door the woman < in refusal ol marriage with her lover is to refuse to | ;he applicants that union which is commended by the I highest authority, and which is the foundation stone ( ipon which rests the tumily altar, und to which wt ire indebted for the existence of all moral parity. New what grave offence against public or , private morals have we committed in writing ; nfAMOftU vlmnlrt ho arrnlvn^l hP tore the public, as a very "Ahab of tlie Press, ;orruptlng the morals of our youths; break ngdown the safeguards of the marriage tie; , jountenancing dishonorable" marriages; teaching children to disobey their parents: 'perverting the word of God"; "counselling ind advising men of notoriously bad cliaractei ; ;o invade the sanctity of Christian homes, : md steal from them the brightest Jewels ] tvhlch glitter under the rooftree"; going be- , fond our last: and assuming to teach morils, much less bad morals; teaching the youth >f our Slate to violate the law, in disregarding :he necessary prerequisites to a valid contract )f marriage; and much of the same sort 01 , nonsense, extended through two mortal col amns of dullness, relieved by no single ray ol ] ;lear thought, brignt epithet, or well defined ?urpose; sometimes provoking a smile at thtludicrous misuse of words, and the near, but unconscious approach, to vulgarity. "To laugh were want of decency and crate, But to be grave, exceeds till power of face." Now what was there in our article to pra yoke this tirade of abuse? Perhaps oui vould-be critic is a "local preacher" himself, I ind conceives that be is aimed at over the shoulders of another brother. His vanity lu I ippendlng bis name to bis article, might in- I Jlcate a man of "that sort," whose Inordinate 1 self-esteem would lead biro to think lilmsell 1 ittacked, when another brother was meant. j [t 1b said that when Dickens wrote Nicholas > Sickelby, he was overwhelmed with huudreds 1 >r letters from school masters, wbo thought ihemselves attacked In the character of the < arutal Squires, and such was the experience oi Collins and other novelists, who attacked ex- ' Ming abuses. But we disclaim anything per- j tonal In our notice of the refusal of the local 1 prcacbe sof Ninety-Six,to marry the runaway :ouple. Our information was derived entirely i from the following remarks of our Ninety-Six 1 jorrespondent, in which the only reason as- 1 signed for the refusal to marry was that it was 1 i runaway couple: ( Mr. Epbraitn Griffin wa? married on last Thursday ' it Hotel do Turner to Miss Lula McSwaln. The Rrv. , Mr. 8teck, of Walhalla, otliciated. Our resident mln- | sters refused to perform the ceremony. It was a ( unaway ma'cb,?the contracting parties being from | Laurens, 8. 0. In the lirst paragraph of our article we situ I aly meant to express our opinion, that there , s not fufficient ground for such refusal, hi tin < mere fact that the marriage is not solemnized < ander the "parental rooitree." Parents and i :liildren owe each other reciprocal duties, and i where parents are so wanting in natural atiei - j lion, as to sacrifice the best Interests of theii | children upon the altar of ambition, avarice i fomJlu r\rl rla than thoir nntlmpitc ulwuilH I :ease and nature asserts its right?. The world ' is full of such examples, and thepenoftbi novelist, the pencil of the dramatist have de- < plcted in glowing colors, the horrors which i result from these marriages of convenience, I where children are led like "lambs to the slaughter." But who is to Judge of the propriety of ministerial interposition in such cases,against parental authority ? Whether i right or wrong,"the ministers of the gospel < have assumed to judge of the circumstances i of each csise, and where no valid objection <eemed to exist, have not hesitated to unite two willing hearts in the bonds of marriage. With them; it is a matter of conscience, and I In so marrying, we suppose, that they are the last persons to think that they are "perverting the word of God." of which they are the recognized expositors. If the "Ahab of the Press" holds the same view, he sins in good company. In our second paragraph, we urge not. only the authority, but use the language of Scripture, "that marriage is honorable In all"; and what a wilfull perversion of our meaning to make us declare, that we approve of marriage illegally contracted, as in the cases of persons under the age or legal consent, or subject to any other disabilities? It is the pride and boast of our State law, that so far as any legal process in the Courts is concerned, the marriage tie Is indissoluble; and this provides perhaps most effectually against hasty and Inconsiderate marriages, rather than an elaborate system of licensing and registration. Whether right or wrong, it is me long settieu policy of ourState.and in attacking us, tills would-be censor of morals attacks that which the wise conservatism and Christian temper of our people have long sustained. The second and third parngrnphs of our article, are both to the same effect, and nothing but the perverse Ingenuity of our critic, could misconstrue their meaning. So far from (etching bad morals, they announce simple truths, Known and accepted generally, and acted upon by the ministers of all denominations. It is a wise injunction of Holy Writ to ' answer a fool according to his folly'* and perhaps we have erred in not following It. ,'EAST END" SETTLES THE "RUNAWAYQUESTION. Hny ? Ox Teams --- Doctors?Snow? lloss?Turnips?Ladies nnd Gentleincn, All. Ninkty-Six, S. G\, Feb. 20,1889. "Our rcRident ministers refused to marry them." Now, Mr. Editor, I will not undertake to argue the question with you, but I simply want to be put on record. Perhaps if you had a grown daughter you might look through different glasses. Thecouple referred to last week were residents of Laurens. The youug lady had been here for several days visiting her sister, and it was known that the family opposed the marriage. And we think when a minister attempts to perform the marriage ceremony when he knows there are obinnHnnK. t hnf. hr> vinluf pr tho kvr? nf t tiA InnH if not. why is the Question always asked, 1. e. "Does any person know of any reason why this couple should not be joined together In holy wedlock," &c. I think this settles the i question beyond dispute i The Abbeville Medic vl Association will i meet at Bradley on the ' of March at 3.30 p 1 m. The people of that prosperous little town i are making arrangements to give the Doctors < a grand reception. ! We noticed several pairs of fine Poland China pigs being shipped oil' Inst week. They were from the stock farm of Mr. \V. S. Rich- ; ardson. 1 The snow was ten Inches deep at Ninety- : Six. Mr. M. O. McCaslan raised a turnip beet laHt , year that weighed 11 pounds. This beet is hard to beat. Mr. Manor L. Rice may now be lound In the counting room of Messrs. Phillips & Watson. ; Mrs. selden Kennedy, of Due West, has been here visiting her sister, Mrs. Craig. Mr. Sweety DeVore, one of the handsomest young men of our town, went to see his sweeU heart last Sunday. \f?. wniiom Millar will i\%~. soon. He goes in aboriginal style. lie will ! drive an ox team. ; There Is a young farmer In "Cow Grove" whose sweetheart goes to school at NinetySix, and from the signs of the times that young farmer Is going to get In the gn>?s (his summer. The Johnson Manufacturing Company is composed of two of the most energetic young men of Ninety-Six. They manufactuse axe helvec, tingle trees, hoe handles, &c. It was a mistake. Mr. Coot Devore is not 1 married, hvt h.o is on the carpet. ' A car lpad of Western prairie bay %vas received here last weeir. and solo at 81 per hundred. EAST END. .. j* ' c~ Nothing is so useful itj a rqu l.try y ardas Im- ] perial Egg Food, it keeps' tbe'cnicfcrf br/gb.t, healthy and cheerful, besides making thefn j,l wonderful tgi: producers. For sale only Speed's Drug Store. | < Imperial Egg Food prevents fowls from i ' drooping, promotes growth and early feathers and eives vigor to the whole system. Try I it. For sale only at Speed's Hi ug Store. i BOOHING GREENWOOD. SHE WILL BUILD A FACTOR? AND EVERY GOOD THING WILL BE ADDED UNTO HER. Abbeville's Great Cotton Mart In ('rowiled With Business of all Sorts?PerMonals by the Score. Greenwood, S. C., March 4, 1889. Hurrah for the factory! "De inclemency of de weather are Rtlll prewalilng." In the words of a colored Individual we hesrd speaking the other day, and so It U. It continues to rain and spring must hurry up to dispell the winter's gloom. There was no services in tho Presbyterian church last Lord's day. Rev. Mr. Matthews was at Troy, we learn. Some of our astronomers are beginning to predict a bad crop yeur. Gentlemen, don't p;et so nervous; this Is an age ot wonders aud you may be deceived. Married at Coronucn, February 19th, Mr. Lewis N. Thompson and Miss Annie Roderick, by Rev. W. T. Matthews. Near Greenwood by the Rev. \V. T. Matthews at the home of Mr. James Arnold, Mr. ininlcr Fnucha. of Newberrv eouiltv. to Miss Minnie Arnold. Mr. F. A. Cook, Trial Justice at Troy passed t hrough this place Tuesday last for Columbia. He had In charge a colored woman who was adjudged Insane and was being taken to the nsylum, (the woman we mean.) Air. Cook ciime back, fortunately. The Augusta bound freight train was derailed near Verdery, Tuesday last. Miss Mainie Nicholson, who bas been visiting here for sometime returned home not long since. At the Methodist church on last Lord's Jay services In the morning by the Rev. Mr. Steadman, and In the evening a sermon was preached by the Presiding Klder Rev. A. J. t'authen. The Lord's Supper was administered. Owing to the inclement weather only a few were present. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Reynolds visited Augusta last week. Our mayor and council men are doing efficient work towards beautifying the town. Mr. (i. W. Rlckenbaker left for Orangeburg an Saturday last. He goes to make that place his home. Mrs. Rlckenbaker will remain here for a few days and then will go to Jrangeburg. Greenwood's trade last week was excellent. Hie space of ground In the rear of Jervey & 2o'b up to Durst's rear Is a;verltable wagon yard. Wagons came last week from a distance of 30 to 85 miles with cotton. The cotion receipts were good and good prices are being paid for the staple. Mr. J. S. Morse, one jf our cotton buyers received a sample of the long staple cotton. We have not learned from whom it came or what It brought. Our merchants are receiving heavy shipments of jprlng and summer gooas and the dry goods stores are beginning to make a show for the tardy spring time. Last week's sales of provisions ana farm supplies was enormous and rlie nrosnectfi are ?ood for & continuance of the s?me. One of our most prosperous merchants remarked that he was never so over run with applications for credit. All of 3ur merchants are looking forward to a good pear's trade,and with the prospects which are jo bright for the factory we tblnk that Greenwood will rise as the towns of Birmingham, ind others of Alabama. Complimentary to Miss Hood, of Due West mil Miss Lindsay, of Chester a sociable at Mr. Ramsey Blako's on Friday night last. Miss Dannie Hood, of Due West and Miss Mamie Lindsay, of Chester, have been;visitiug Mr. and Mrs. Kamsey Blake's. Mrs. Aunte Watson visited relatives near Bradley last week. Ivey Martin, a darkey living in the tenant houses of Mr. John Blake on the outskirts of the town, was shot In the back on Thursday night last while golug in his house. The parties are unknown. Ivey had reported several Jarkeys in town who bad been selling wbiskey;aud,it is generally (supposed th?.n this is the cause. He was not badly damaged as he was shot with small shot, and the party was evidently some little distance from him. Ivey has since left the place, his whereabouts ire not known. It is supposed he left through fear of being worse banuied by those wbom tie had reported. The best coon story of the season comes to us as follows: Mr. Jas. Crawford, who lives near this place was walking up a creek jwamp on his place not long since when he came to a tree that he said he thought It looked like r imrwl tr?fi for nonnu anil f.liniitrht. loons ought to be up it. Ho had no dog or anything to certify as to the coons being there. 80 confident was Mr. Crawford In the looks of the tree and of the habitation or joonsthat, to satisfy his curiosity, and belief tie sent for his hands and axes and had the tree felled. Now comes the interesting part. Directly in the course of the tree stood auither tree which was knocked down in the iescent of the one cut down, and from the :oon tree Mr. Crawford caught two large joou8 and from the tree that was knocked Jown by the coon three, Mr. Cuawford, to his sweet t-urprieo and ustoulshtnent got fifty pounds of nice honey. The tree proved to be 1 bee tree and was well stored with delicious tioney. Mr. Crawford gives tills as facts, rhis Is better thiin we ever did with does. The ruany friends of Miss Ad Smart, lauahter of Rev. H. C. Smart, of Trov. for inerly of tills place, will be grieved to learn of lier sad death which occurred on Thursday. February 28th last. Miss Smart was well Known and loved In this place and her death was a snd reality to her many friends. The Ureal Reaper spares neither thorns nor flowers, but garners all alike In his relentless and sure harvest. But God's will be done. Miss Eva Watson, of Texas is visiting Mrs. A.nnie Watson. Mr. s. P. Mutthews was In the city one day Iq6L week Mr. Thos. MiGettigan, of Abbeville was In the city a rew days since. Mr. T. P. Pounds, of Bradley was in tne city Friday. Mr. W. C. McGowan, of Abbeville was In the city Saturday. Greenwood's representatives not only show themselves to be plucky and energetic and Intelligent in our State halls and our commercial marts, but also Greenwood's representatives at the citadel. Mr. Zaoli McGhee we learn Is tuklng a stand at that place second to none. We are glad to know that Mr. McGhee is taking a stand that will merit laurels and honors for himself, and bespeak the intelligence of Greenwood's sons. Mr. McGhee is a smart young man and no doubt will make a brilliant record for himself. We also learn that Mr. James Perrln, of Abbeville Is taking a good stand In his classes. The factory Is coming, mark that down. Such men as Mr. W. H. Bailey, Mr. G. A. Barksdale. Messrs. Wm. & J. K. Durst, Mr. Joel Bailey and others of the place here constitute part of the ship's creed and| she will sail on sure waters to success. They say so, and it must be so. Greenwood is going into the matter head and ears and the factory Is a sure thing. The site has been selected between the machine shops and the Male College. OverSW,000 hus been subscribed in the last few days, and subscriptions are pouring lu. All of the yonng men ?tre taklne stock In Itandit will surely he built. It will not be long Doioro tne aum 01 spi times win oe nearu In our town, the population Increased, more money turned loose among the merchants, schools will increase, more demand and better prices paid for cotton. Our people have realized the fact that Greenwood can and must have the factory. It Is absolutely Indispensable and must and will come. Let every inan who can, subscribe liberally to the factory. Build up your interest by contributing all you can to the Interests of the place. Greenwood is growing so large that she cannot afford to be without the factory. Greenwood's citizens cannot bo held down. They are too enterprising aud pushing. They propose to see nothiug shorter than success. Let your town so boom that others seeing ycur ?00il work may be constrained to cotnc here und locate and trade. Let the factory come. I)o not stop until it is hero and our cotton is being woven at home. Stick to the enterprise and don't give up the ship. "Nil desparandum." PEMBROKE. The Deadly Parallel Column. Chcraw Reporter. Two farmers go to town?this or any other? they have the same goods to buy?one on credit, the other pays cash. One goes to a credit store, the other to a live cash concern like ours; on the way homo thoy compare joods, they are the same in quantity and quality. Then the bills are compared, and here they are: CREDIT BILL. 10 yds Homespun Sl-3 8 8.29 52 yds Calico 7-1-2 2.40 12 yds Jeans 331-3 4.00 I pr Shoes No 9 1.60 I pr Shiies No 5 1.50 I Coat for John 2.75 I Hut for Bill .72 1 Paper Needles 10 I I'r suspenders 25 l Toboggan cap.............. 60 917.81 jCASU HILL. 10 yds Hom.e?iu;i &-3-< 8 2..S0 12 yds Calico o ' 1 1.60 12 yds Jeans 20 2.-J0 IprSboesNoO J.JO I pr Shoes No 5 1.00 1 Coat for Johu 1.50 1 Hat'lor Bill 25 1 Paper Needles... 2 1 pr Muppenderu 10 I Toboggan Cap 25 ?10.52 Credit Bill $17 .U Cash Bill 10.52. Difference $ 6.82. Six dollars and eight-two cents on <10.53 worth of goods, and the credit merchant does I his best, charges usual credit prices. Woold'nt it be best to buy for cash, better borrow the money at 10 per ceut interest^t'ven fit thisrtUe the credit buyer would hava snly paid say for 6 months IW cents Interest inBtcaucJf Another large lot of gents underwear Just received. ?*. Rosenberg <? Co. ?? w. ? "J. M. 0." RUSHES TO THE DEFENSE OF THE ALLIANCE. He Thinks the Scheme of ItniNing a Mule 1m n Ruinous Experiment? An Article Which Needs No Anftwer. Mr. I seo you have hnd the short, notice which I sent you, concerning the Allianee In North Carolina published, and it seems that it box to a degree ngllated the Press and Banner. Now, I hnd nothing of this In view. I merply meant to give some Idea of what tho or<lr>r designed to do and what progress had been made. Whnt more than two thousand farmers, and some of them very Intelligent, have deemed a grand move for the amelioration of their poverty stricken condition, the Press and Banner has deemed "resolutions of wind." Of course a man who lives by giving his opinion ought to be free with it. nnd not only that bat he ought to, If possible, make up for the quality in quantity. But let every man have his own opinion and especially If he has sufficient intelligence to be allowed to go at large. The Press and Banner has undertaken a very hard task If he expects to overtake the wind on a thirty dollar mule. The presumption drawn from my article was unjust. I know nothing about the "prejudices and ignorances of the Impecunious and thriftless farmers of Abbeville County." I am of the opinion that the farmers of Abbeville County are not deserving of any such epl4i?ir ii?ir ni-B T hnnn thev tuctfl 1W I.UC ?UW?V, li U..VJ - r- ? rany soon awake and shake off their dull Blotli and tlilnk for themselves, learn to defend themselves and farm for themselves. I stated that the Alliance aimed at no political scheme, and that It intended to create no animosity between the farmers and merchant. It moy create such but that can't he provided for. Any man or men mny agitate the whole country by merely defending their own principles nnd property. The object of the Alliance Is not to create trouble, but to assist formers of all classes and grades who will ally themselves in producing with us little expense as possible those article* which they have been and are always in need of. and the purchasing of which lias caused the farmers to be denominated the "debtor portion of the people." The Interest of one farmer is the interest of the farmers of any county; then, can they do more when divided than when united ? The Press and Banner may call tills question all the "pet" names he may see fit, yet if our farmers would give it earnest and sober t'iought, they could not fail to see their own interests on the side of union, and I dare say there would be fewer "threadbare" farmers in our country if they were all Alliance men. The Press and Banner either did not know or feigned triumphant ignorance of what the Alliance is whea he a6ked the question, "Why is It that no practical question relative to farm work is discussed?" I will nnswer this by asking another of equal propriety. Why is it that the sun does not shine on e. clear day? The answers to these questions would be of the sitme kind. After asking thin profound question, he suggested some topics suited for discussion among farmers. Such as how to build pasture fence, how to Keep bees, and would It pay a farmer to huul hay from town during spring months, In case the merchant should give the bay to him, or would It not be better for him to sow oats? I will suggest another of equal weight. Should a man sow lightning bugs in bis thin land and raise toads? Most farmers know how to build fences, and that they must not eat onions Just before they go to rob bees, and as to the last question he nsked with reference to the hay, there is an if in it. The next thing suggested is the mule, a very touchous subject indeed, without you are aware that its religion Is In the front end. Slock raising in a slock country is a slow way to make money, but stock raising In a cotton country Is the greatest or folly, especially would it be so with the average farmer. Take the average farmer and let him have one hundred acres of land, and this I fear is too much for the average. Now he wants to make a living or support, for that is about as much ns he can do. Then must ho go to raising mules? Can he not, If he can procure the necessary supplies at a fnlr price, those I mean which be cannot produce on a cotton farm, and then cot a fair nrice for his crop. make more money than he could any other way? It requires some degree of wealth to be able to raise stock successfully. The Press and Banner knows about as much about farming as the great agriculturist of whom I once heard. He was ever and anon sending ont his hints to farmers about stock raising, &c. And it happened that the agriculturist wanted to buy a cow, so a farmer sold him one, and what do you suppose whs the result? The farmer was sued for sailing a cow that had no teeth in the front part of her upper Jaw. This is a cotton country, and if the farmers can unite and assist each other In p:oduclng it and then sell it at their own prico, the farmers will be tha rulers, to a degree, as well as the producers. But it Is not necessary to say more about what this country is adapted to the growth of, or whether it will pay to raise mules. "Watching the cotton market" let us talk about that a little now "an honest man does not care for being watched and a rascal ought to be watched." The farmer is watched when he places a bale of cotton on the platform, the suspector bores it to the centre. What for? .Tnst for fun ? No, there are farmers who would sell sticks, dirt and water at ten cents per pound if they were not watched, and there are farmers who are ns honest as they can be. So you see we have to watch the honest man in order to catch the rascal, and treat all alike. All will say that when this examining is made necessary, it ought to be done, then I claim that dishonesty is not peculiar to farmers. The farmer has as much ground for suspectlnj; tne mercnani as inn mercnani the farmer. I have said that the farmers produce is to be examined and its the business o the merchant to examine It. Now in what way is the merchant to be watched? With reference to the price he pays for the produue. I will illustrate this by an example which actually bappencd In our market last fall. A young man took eight bales of cotton to market. He tried the market and was by the clique offered ?8.40 per hundred. Ho went to the Alliance men, those placed there by the Alliance to watch the market, and they bought his cotton at 5U.J55 per hundred. This Is no fancy example, it happened in our market. Will they do to watcn ? Before the organization ot the Alliance we had no market really, and farmers took their cotton to other markets, when It was in the least convenient. Does this not persuade us that there is more money in unenuiug uui u^uui uiun m oniric handed labor? It seems that the Press and Banner Is out and out opposed to the organization of the farmers. I will not say he Is an enemy to the farmer, but I will say that that Is the largest gun nuy man can fire at a class for whom he lias no love. The argument is "divided we stand, united we fall/' Yes, the merchants should meet and say whnt cotton Is going to be worth, without consulting the demand, before there Is a cracked pod In the Held. But the farmer must not say anything; that would be wrong; let them stay at home and attend to their own business. The organist;:'ton has as a whole sent up a resolution thatthu members will not uso any guano this year unless they can get It as cheaply as any agent, and he who fails to quote prices to Allhinco men as to other agents may keep his guano. Therefore you see that "middleman" must come down and out, unless the farmer puts him up, and when they put him up he must be in sympathy with the Alliance and an experienced farmer. Let the farmers stick together, read agricultural papers, discuss such topics ns how to prepare the soil for t< crop, how to seed that crop and cultivate the same, and how to gather It. and then be careful how they market it or the whole thing will be lost In the end. Last but not least, beware of those who arc opposed to the organization. J. M. G. Garrison's, N. C., Feb. 22, 1S8D. Mortgagi'M. The following, from Capt. R. B. Gaddy, in the Polkton News, is to the point, and should be well considered by farmers: "We regret to see so many moitgaees placed this year. We were getting on a safer basis. We looked ahead and saw daylight Just beyond. It is the merchants business to trade, and of course If you make it safe for him he ?rni ownmmodats von. There is a dav of reckoning coming. Six or eight months is not all the time you have to live. Another year will come and still another. If (lire necessity force you to buy on a credit, alter cutting down your farm nnd reducing every expense, buy only meat and bread, and Just as little of that as possible. No man can run a successful farm on credit. Count up the cost as you go along. Pay day Is just over the bill and will surely come, and small and uncertain crops are just as sure to comc; us pay day. Fertilizer on a credit, meat, corn, flour, dry goods, and what will the farmer have left? The prosperity of our country should be close to every man's heart, and we have tried the credit system till we know it wont do. It has bankrupted moremerchantsaud farmers than unythlng el6e, or than all other causes comblued. Farming never has nor never will pay uuder any such a system. Advice to HiiNbandK. Always come home good-tempered, leaving J)U6lnflsH cares behind, and do not vent annoyances, met with at the oltlce, on your wifeand lamny. Make yourself agreeable to your wife and friends, and do not sit glum nil the evening, looking utterly bored. Be lenient to your wife's faults, and do not expect perfection until you have first become perfect your self. Bepunctual ntmeals. Remember that a cook cannot keep dinner waiting without its being spoiled. Do net expect each servant to have two pairs of hands. Do not expect your wife to keep accounts unless you take the trouble to keep your own correctly. Dress as well end as n aatly as your means will allow, and be careful not to ect your best trousers wet, as baggy itnecs are a thing no woman can respect. Be as kind andattentivc to your wife as you were before your marriage, and remember she has no pipe to go to for comfort. All groceries at lowest prices. I*. Rosenberg & Co. 1 .*< A ;. 'x.\ .' "v."-.V " ; v. THE FULL CORN ME EAR. THE FARMER SHOULD MAKE HIS LIVINGNOT MAKE MONEY TO BUY A LIVING. Sonic Practical Hlnls hh 1a How Wo .liny Make Corn and Cotton?We Sliouhl II uvc Hokn, Too. Wo hope our suggestions in Thoughts for December, in regard to what should constitute the alms and objects of the farmer, with the exhortation In Thoughts for Fehruary, have received careful consideration. We will not occupy space to repeat what we then wrote, further than to say that the central idea expressed was that, il should be the ?,v=t and chief object of a farmer to make a livii.g? not to make money with which to buy a living. After sowing, during the past fall and down to the close of February, a liberal area to oats for summer feeding of work stock, next in order is the corn crop, which has been, and will continue to be for years to come, the chiel reliance for stock, and the more common,everyday staft'of life, l-'ariners all kuow how to plant, enltlvatc anil harvest corn ; they know its great value for all the purposes for which it Is used; they are slow to change the habits of thought and reliance of generations past. We have before Intimated our preference for the system of planting, on beds more or less raised above the original surface, those crops that are planted early in the spring. Some years of experience served to confirm us In the conviction that corn?early corn espesiniiv?will do betteron Leds than on a dead plnin .surface. The essential ndvautaee in planting on a bed consists In the fact that the "water-furrow" acts as a surface drain to remove the surplus water. This is particularly observable on level or comparatively level land, and especially if the spring be very wet ?which is the rule and not the exception in the older portions of the South. The opening furrow, however, should he deep and the seed corn shoul d be covered sliaal low?not more than one to one and hal f inches. We are confident that a competitive trial of the two methods, making all the other conditions practically the same, and conducted for several consecutive years, would result in favor of planting on beds Instead of on the level surface. We have tried planting in the waterfurrow?between the beds?to our dissatisfaction. If we could certaluly foresee a very dry, warm spring, followed by a dry May, June and July, it would doubtless be a wise expedient to plant In the water-furrow. But our springs are usually wet, and frequently cold and late. The corn plant, according to the variety planted, completes Its growth and matures its fruit within a given period. It has its time for tasselling and its time for shooting and earing. The conditions of soil, fertilization, seasons and culture do not materially alter these periods. When It has reached one of these critical Doiuts, particularly the shooting, and sllkiug and earing stage, it will not stand still?so to speak?and wait for a rain. Tills is more or less trueoi an annual plants that are cultivated for their seeds. ami which do not produce flower and fruit successively and continuously throughout a considerable period. It. is therefore Important that the seed should be planted under the most favorahle conditions, and that the treatment In every detail should be such as will tend to the most rapid and perfect development of the plant. It should, as far as we can control It, corne up quickly and commence at once and continue without hindrance, its growth and successive development of the blade, the stalk and the "full corn in the ear." Cotton will hear a degree of neglect: It will recover entirely from tho bad treatment and unfavorable circumstances attending Its earliest period of growth?If the bad treatment be reformed and unfavorable conditions be removed. But we doubt If a field of corn ever entirely recovers from the effects of unfavorable and retarding circumstances. The time of planting is Important, but experience, after all, is the only sale guide, and experience has told every man, according to particular locality of his farm, or particular character of Foil, or other unchanging circumstance, what is the best time to plant. The temperature of the air on any particular day, or the mean temperature of the week that has Just past, the fllcht of birds, and the blossoming of plants, are not even helpful signs, except as indicating to a stranger in a strance land that spring is at hand. The mle we cnvoived lrom years of practical experience Is this: Plant when the month and (If you please), the day of the month, has arrived, which previous exoerience tells us involves the least trouble in getting a fair stand, the least fxpense in after culture and the best results in yield : and when the ground is in good plowing condition. We have repeatedly planted corn when the ground was crusted by ice in the early morning, and yet a prompt germination and good stand resulted inside of two weeks. In such cases the "time had come" to plant com; we were ready to plant: the ground was in plowing conditlou, and I he cold snap was unseasonable and temporary. It requires from ten days to two weeks (or corn to come up, when planted in the spring. What is wanted Is good,sunny, warm weather during the sprouting and coming up. If we plant now, when the air is warm and balmy, we have no guarantee that the weather will not be rainy, or the temperature down to freezing a week or ten days hence. If but a small quantily ot fertilizers is to be applied to corn weare confident that it should bo concentrated about the seed Instead ot scattered along between the hills. We want the young plant to be able to draw on the fertilizer just as soon as it ha* put out Its tiny feeders?even while still drawing from the milk of the mother grain. The manure, especially If it be cotton seed, .should not be [thrown down in a'dab," all in one spot, but scattered around and near the seed corn. In the case of cotton seed meal, or a fertilizer which consists lamely of that ingredient, it is best not ro appiy ii. m (urix-i i-mii'u-i wuu Linseed, as there seems to h? something In the meal or some product evolved In Its dccompo sltlon, that Is fatal to a tender perm. The practice of making successive applications of fertilizer during the first half of I he life time of the plant,seems to be growing )n favor. The iheory upon which it. is based Is undoubtedly correct, especially when the fertilizer Is very solublo and promptly available. All coarse, only partl3- decomposed matters shou'd be applied before <>r at the time of planting. We have applied concentrated fertilizer (Peruvian guano) to com with good effect even after tas6elling, and Just as the shoots were beginning to appear. But the rains were abundant and the soluble food was at once dissolved and diffused anions the network of roots beneath the surface. If it had turned olF dry it Is probable the application would have proven totally useless If not absolutely hurtful. But of tliis hereafter. We would impress on every fanner the folly of planting a single aero of land In corn?or any other crop?that will not, under average conditions, pay the expenses of preparptlon and cultivation. The estimate should include not the expenses alone, but should also take into consideration, on the one hand, the farther deterioration or exhaustion of the land, on the other hand the probable recuperation that would attend a year of rest. Every farmer, may calculate for himself, lint it may be safely assumed that an acre of land that will not produce at-least ten bushels of corn with average seasons, ought not to be planted In coi n. Th? main eron of corn havlnc been planted, [ attention will ho given, or will recur," to the work ol preparing for cotton planting. The great mistake that, has so long lastened Itself on the Southern farmer, is the idea that the making of cotton is thejrreat object of farm ing, anil that he should make as many bales as possible. The true policy is to make an abundance of sornnthlng to eat, nnd then make as much cotton us possible at smallest cost of production. It Is useless to make cotton at a cost of eight and one half cents per pound and then sell It at the same price. As a rule the larger the area planted the greater will be th c- cost of production ; beeauee few farmers will extend over a large area the necessary care in preparing the land, seleciing the seed and cultivating the crop, and the necessary fertilizers to in-turo a maximum, or even a large yield. The same advice just given in our remarks on corn planting, the folly of planting poor land, unfertilized, will apply to cotton. The purpose should he fixed In the mind of every farmer that he will not plant an aero that Is not capable of producing at least one-third of a bale per acre. What's the use of expending fifteen dollars worth of labor, sweat, seed, interest wear and tear of land and implements, on an aero of land, and then sell the entire product for ten dollars? Can any body fell? Then throw out of cultivation every such unprovable acre. Let aminimumyield be fixed upon, and select the land,apply the fertilizer aud cultivate so as to securoat least such minimum. One of the most important details to bo observed is the selection of the best seed of the most profitable varieties of cotton; and we allude to It now, a month or more in advance of planting, because it may be too late a month hence to get t he best. Kvery farrrter ought to get in seed of the best kinds, of all crops to be raised and then select with care, so as to keep up the quality, and even improve on it. It is not necessary to go into detail about preparing the land. Every farmer is familiar with the requirements to success. In concluding these Thovqhts, we would slip in a word for the hogs. A runner who muxes o effort to raiso his own bacon is without, a reasonable excuse. Let]!ho kows and pigs have daily attention. Itused to he our daily business and delight to feed the sows and pigs, to watrh the daily growth of the sleek, fiit and pia.\ ill little fellows, and at times to speculate oij the probable weight they would attain by next Christmas. And herein lies a truth concealed i* 110 Irishism intended.) The pig that now is, should be converted into two hundred pounds of pork by the first of Jann ary next. Let the sows be 11 horn 11 y, bountifully fed on rich slops, corn meal mush and such green and succulent food as may be available. As soon as the pigs will eat, reduce tho food of the sows somewhnt and give most attention to the sucklings. They will abundantly repay for care and attention, and liberal rations of buttermilk, with : cni stirred in, slops from the kit -hen, etc A ! bushel of tiic-stl fed now will yield compound Interest al a high rate lor nine or ten months; if withchl until very cold weather it. will be loo much like swapping corn for pork. ( <f? , Headquarters for flue tobHeco and cigars Speed's Drug Store. J ' Ripples From Ro?ky River. Lowndervii.t.e, March 4tb, 1989. Mr. J. M. Baker went to Augusta, Ga., on last Monday and returned on Tuesday. Mr. J. M. Huckabee moved to Latimer last Monday, and will ougage In (arming. M r. Alex I'ressly who moved to Atlanta, Ga., sometime; ago is now here visiting relatives and friends. There was a run off on the Savannah Valley last Tuesday about a mile above here,? burgage car, somewhat damaged?no body hurl. Mrs. P. L. Scott was quite sick for several days last week, but glad to say she is better now. Mrs. J. B. Franks after spend lug about two weeks lit Anderson C. H., returned home last Thursday. Mrs. E. J. and Miss Annie Barnes, of Rarnes, wre in town on last Thursday. Toe choir of the Methodist ehurch meets every Thursday night to practice, music Interspersed with social converse. Mr. J. M. Latimer and Mrs. O. It. Morton went to Anderson U. H. on last Wednesday and returned on Thursday. Mr. AI pit Barnes was willed to Abbeville C. H. last Friday on business. The venerable C'ol. W. Jus. Lomax left here last Saturdny for Augusta, to visit the family of his son, Mr. Jno. (J. Lomax. Mr. Huinpter McCurry nnd Miss Anna Giles were happily married yesterday was a week ago, by Judge J. H. Bell. Our merchants had an unusually good trade last week. Our streets were crowded every day with wagons, which carried away the varied supplies needed these hard times. There was for this place quite a novel entertainment at Dr. J. B. Moseley's hotel last Friday night, I. e. a pound party?price of admission a pound of anything as best suited Uio caprices or convenience tji u>u?e wuo could attend. At its clo.se the pounds bronght In were put up to the highest bidder. Dr. B. A. Henry auctioneer. The sum realized $<3.00 which was devoted to church purposes. Forsometlme past there have been quite an unusual number of droves oI horses and mules in tins section. They have generally been ofl'ered at fair prices, and a good many have changed hands. The cotton season with us is well nigh over, only now and then a bale Is put upon the market. From at)pea ranees and reports some more of our young people In the near future will enter the, to them, hitherto uutrled realms of matrimony. During our last visit to Abbeville we had the pleasure of dining with our young friend Mr. S. C. Cason. He owns a very desirable place, and he is Increasing its value by setting out upon It choice fruit trees, grape vines, &c. Sirs. Glenn Lcitoy, of Atlanta, came yesterday by rail road to spend sometime with the family of Judge J. B. LeRoy and other relatives. Messrs. Sherard & LeRoy have bought out I the interest of Mr. W. S. Baskln In his father's land near this place, upon which they proI pose to run a farm this year. He v. J. S. Murray, of Anderson C. H., has been called to and has accepted the pastorate of the Baptist Church here. He will preach on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in each month. We congratulate our Baptist friends in having secured the services of so imminent a divine, and one whose periodical visits to our community we will be glad to have. On yesterday, though cloudy and threatening rain, each of our three pulpits was occupied by its respective pastor, each of whom bad a good many vacant seats to preach to. Mr. w. A. Morehead, of Boweraville, Ga.j auer visiung ms oroiner jur. rv. ju. mureiieuu for a day or two. returned home last Monday. From the fancy prices paid for some articles of prime necessity at a sale here on last Friday, It would soem as If such things were scarce, aud tlmt there was here a very good opening for drummers. How about shot at 40 cents per pound, cotton seed 23 cents per pound, bacon 25 cents per pound, and many other things at corresponding rates. Lest these high prices should keep customers from our town, would explain by saying that the above prices wt-re paid for some of the pounds taken in at the pound party Friday^n^bL Samoa. The strained relations that exist at the present time; between the United States and Germany. In consequence of the alleged violations by the latter power of certain international rights In Samoa, are likely to make a great many people better acquainted with geography aud the commercial relationships of our country with distant portions of the globe, than they have been heretofore. Samoa Is the generic name of ? group of thirteen Islands, lenown on the map as "Navigator's Islands," the most of which are little mo<-ethan barren rocks. Three only. Sawail, Upolu, and Tvitulla, are largo enough to be of any importn nm Tho first, named Is almost all moun tains, has but one harbor, and Is destitute of rivers and streams. Upolu embraces about five hundred square miles, and while also mountainous is we.i-wooded and fertile, and possesses several valuable streams. Apia, the chief town (which the pending controversy has made familiar), is situated at the bead or an oval bay on the North coast. Since 1879 it has been under h municipality, directed by the Consuls of Germany, Great Britlau and the United States. Tutulla Is another Island, seventeen miles long and five broad, and to 08 of America is by far more important than either of the other islands in the group, inasmuch as itcoutains the harbor of Pango-Pango, one of the best In the South Pacific. This, by a lease from the owners of the land ana certified by the proper authorities, was secured by the United States in 187S. for the purposes of a coaling station for American vessels. It is about titty miles east of Upolu, is easy of access, and lias plenty of anchorage for a fleet of large ships in from six to twenty fathom* of water, with perfect protection. Sailing vessels find 110 ilifTiculty In entering the harbor, as the trade winds blow straight in. and a ship can beat out without trouble. It has also the further advantage of being in the direct line of our commerce with Australii and the Sandwich Islands. . The inhabitants of the Samoan Islands as a rule are a fine race. That they have asoftand musical language Is shown in the names of the localities nbove mentioned. Their physique is also excellent, and since most of the people have been converted to Christianity tlie.v are regarded as moral and honest. On Sunday 110 work Is permitted on shore, nor ow> noilv?.b fiitmvrui tolnlioron board shins in port. The sale of liquors Is positively prohibited. The foreign residents of tlie islands are comparatively few in number, but the Germans have thus far succeeded in obtaining the supremacy, their consul has practically asserted himself as the leading power in Apia. German men of war have gone thither to enforce his demand, Malletoa, the hereditary king, has been deposed and sent as a prisoner to a neighboring island, and the present ruler, Tamasese. elected in bis place. Matnafa, as the rightful heir, is resisting this man's power, and likewise the forces of Germany, and by reason of his honesty and native ability, it Is claimed that he carries with him the greater influence. The question Is one with which the diplomatists of America, England and Germany are now deallne, and there is little probability that it will not reach a peaceful solution. It Is not a matter of mere territory that is in point, as much us the poses<ion of coaling-stations In the South Pacific, that may be used for naval and commercial purposes. The foreign trade is chiefly in copra or cobra, dried cocoanuts, breadfruit., sugar, oofle, etc. And this is largely In the hands of the foreign residents, who number about three hundred. ' let Millions Drink nn?l Die.*' I have been to the funeral of all my hopes, And entomb' d them one by eue; Not a word was said, Not a tear was shed, "*1 ..mum fill ??!? tl'flU Slowly and sadly I turned me round, And sought my silent room. And there alone By the cold hearthstone I wooed the midnight gloom. And as the night wind's deepening shade Lowered above my brow, I wept o'er days When mnn hood's rays Were brighter far than now. The dying embers on the hearth Give out their dickering light, As if lo say, This N i he way Thy llfeshuli close in night. I wept aloud in anguish sore O'er the blight of prospects fair, Wiiile demons laughed And eager qusiliud My tears like nectar rare. Through hell's red halls an echo rang, An echo loud and long, As in the howl I plunged my soul In the might, of madness strong. And there within that sparkling glass I knew the cause to lie, This all men own, From zone to zone, Yet millions drink and die. .Send your orders to It. >1. Haddon A Co. for 5 hook clove lilting corsets, kid gloves, fine! shoes &c. Go to 11. M. Iladdou & Co. for Indies shoes. Beautiful woolen dress goods only 10 cents at Haddon'k. 10 loch Henriettas at Haddon's. After Marrh 1st, Bishop I). Gallo. lov. ay's address will be Jackson, MissSnow recontly fell at Pensacola, Florida, for the second time in a tjuaiv terof acentuary. The people of the Samoan group are regarded as the finest race among the Polynesian Islunds. Bishop Key has notified the Arkan-1 saa Methodist that he will move to I Fort Worth early in May. Bishop A. W. Wilson, who visited! our China Mission, and now returning through Europe, is reported ill in England. | samoan correspondence. Ciermnn Apgresfllveneftft? A New "Brnddock'M Defeat"?A Fire*? , <iueer Fire Appurnfiik? Irregular .Martini ijHW?9fallctoH*N Siijx'rlor"y ,-$$ Apia, Samoan Islands, January 31, 18S9. Dear Neighbor:, Since last writing you on the subject of the civil war in these Islands, affairs have assumed quite a new phase. On the 17th of December the German men-of-war Olga, Adler, and Ebsr landed troops of YTaileli, a village three miles east of Apia, aud attacked a division of Malietoa's army. Owing to the nature of the country the lighting was nearly all in the "bush" and among the ^ocoa-nut groves. This placed the foreign soldiers at a great disadvantage whilst Malietoa's men were perfectly "at home." After the Germans opened fire, Malietoa restrained his troops, not wishing to come into open war with Germany, if it could be avoided. In a few mo ments, however, it wjis ascertained that a Chief and his two sons had been killed, and then Maiietoa opened Are upon his enemies. It must have seemed to the Germans that every tree was a warrior and every limb a rifle, so fierce and deadly was the fire poured into their ranks from all sides. At the first volley two officers and eighteen privates fell, and at once the Germans became demoralized and began a precipitate retreat. Iu this movement they were closely pressed by the natives, and a large number took refuge in a barn near by, where they were completely surrounded by the Samoans, who riddled the house with bullets, '^j killing five of the Germans, and r wounded thirty-two more. The 8amoan3 lost only five, killed and wounded. This disaster greatly disconcerted the Germans and the captains of the men-of-war have been trying to throw the responsibility of the action upon the consul, whilst the latter has retaliated by having the German citizens of Apia hold a meeting and express their belief that the affair was wholly due to the ship captains. From what I can learn of the matter, I am persuaded that the Consul is entirelv to blame in the case. The slain Germans were buried Ton the 18th ultimo, with usual military ceremonies, officers and men from the American and English ships attending. Officers from the American and German ships were sent to Auckland. New Zealand, on the next Pacific mail steamer, to cable to their respective governments the state of affairs and receive instructions as to future action. On the morning of January 9, fire broke out in the kitchen of the German consul, and owninsr to the crowded locality, it was quickly commnuicated to the surrounding buildings. As soon as the fire was discovered sailors from the ships in harbor were sent ashore to assist in extinguishing the flames and in saving property. The crew of tne Nipxic, in charge of officers of the ship, was the first to arrive, bringing hoes, axes and other fire apparatus ; next were the English safj ? * 51? ?1 _ _ Irt.ii1 WVAMA ors siJinmny ei]uij7f>cu, ouu ju-ju nmo the Germans armed with rifles and cutlasses. The tardiness of the Germans in coming to the rescue of German property, (the fire was confined to buildings owned by people of that nationality,) and their peculiar equip- "sg ments, are worthy of mention. Instead of going to work like everyone else on the spot, they simply mustered, and stood still. After more than two hours of inaction they commenced work, but kept their rifles slung across their backs. The only explanation of this singular proceeding that I have heard is that the Germans were afraid the fire was started by Malietoa, and that he was lying in wait for them in case they should come a.shore to assint in putting out the flumes. Since then . , it has been fully established that the fire originated in tin* German kitchen whilst the cook whs preparing food for parties in the consulate who were holding a midnight orgie. The losses re- . o.il ?: <>.? fvmn ?!>/.? fipn omnnnlpil fn about $100,000.00, half of it being covered by insurance. Copra (dried cocoa-nuts) burned for six days after the fire, although frequent heavy rains fell upon it during that time. The German Consul proclaimed war between Germany and Malietoaon the 19th of January,and atonceannounced Martial Law to be in effect in Samoa. Because of the irregular manner in which the proclamation was issued both the American and British Consuls refused to reeognize it, and commanded their subjects to recognize only the legal representatives of their respective go vermeil ts. On the 23rd instant, however, the steamship "Wainui" arrived from Wellington New Zealand.whereithadbeen charter ed by the Germans to bring dispatches from the Imperial Government in Berlin. Immediately after receiving these advices, Capt. Fritze, of the Adler, proclaimed the war again ; this time it was legally d;?ne, and by the senior military officer present,?whereupon the American and British Consuls* recognized it, except as to the establishment of Martial Law. This exception < was made because the Germans had uot occupied the territory, and therefore could not, of eourse, maintain the law they had proclaimed. Much annoyance has'been occasioned by these fickle movements, and great regret is felt that Great Britain and the United States have not sent instructions to their representatives, as it is conceded on all sides that, by uniting, these two great powers could at once stop the j war, and settle the Samoan difficulties in a just?if not a satisfactory?mauner for all parties concerned. Since the German attack in December. the usurper, Tamasese, has made no hostile movement, and from present in J ications, he is little disposed to con tinue the war. Ilis adviser, Herr Brandeis, has given up his position, and will leave Samoa in a few days. More than one fourth of Tamasese's soldiers have deserted him and joined Malietoa since the battle of Vailoli. Malietoa has surrounded Apia, and is prepared to meet any attack the enemy may be foolish enough ito make upon him. Whilst the Germans have shelled .i.i.i hnmpii mniiv of his villages. Malietoa has refrained from retaliation, although the power has been his to punish his foes severely, in both life and property. Besides this humaje treatment, Malietoa has established a police force, and lias Apia, Matauia andMatafele properly patrolled aud pun ishesall offenders in a just manner." Almost every day this South S?a Island Kin?: gives tangible evidence qf his superiority to his foreign enemies in true manliness and sagacity. The wounded soldiers, of whom I wrote in December, are nearly all recovered ; the hospital tents have been removed, and the most serious cases are now kindly cared for by Mrs. de C'octiogon, in the British Consulate. Needless to say that she is still called "the angel of 'Samoa" by the grateful itnd affectionate natives. S. T. BP.owxe.